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| US scholar and activist Noam Chomsky |
The world has come ominously close to a nuclear war
in the past and it could happen again as Russia and the West have
slipped back into what seems like another Cold War, world-renowned
scholar Noam Chomsky tells RT’s Sophie&Co.
Once NATO has expanded its borders all the way to reach Russia,
its mission has very much changed since it was initially
established, Chomsky said. Now, its aim is to take control of
global energy systems rather than maintaining intergovernmental
military balance.
The world has never been closer to a nuclear war that could wipe
out all of its initiators, and the threat is no longer a thing of
history, according to Chomsky.
“The worst-case
scenario, of course, would be a nuclear war, which would be
terrible. Both states that initiate it will be wiped out by the
consequences. That’s the worst-case. And it’s come ominously
close several times in the past, dramatically close. And it could
happen again, but not planned, but just by the accidental
interactions that take place – that has almost happened,”
Chomsky told Sophie Shevardnadze.
The overall situation of international instability was worsened
by US involvement in the Middle Eastern affairs and damaging
regional conflicts, Chomsky says, comparing its actions in Iraq
to a hit with a “sledgehammer.”
Chomsky went on to discuss with RT the former NSA contractor and
whistleblower Edward Snowden, and the US’ ever-expanding global
spying that are having a dangerous impact on the domestic
population and is inspiring other governments worldwide to do the
same.
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